María de Molina

…depended greatly on his warrior-queen, María de Molina, who served as regent for his son Ferdinand IV.

…and bravery of his mother, María de Molina, who acted as regent. He was further aided by the loyalty of the citizens of Ávila, where he took refuge during an anarchic period marked by conspiracies and rebellions of the Castilian nobility against the crown. Upon coming of age, Ferdinand rejected…